Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Why politics and games go together Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 30, 2020 7 min Many gamers say that games and politics don’t mix well because people don’t like serious (or boring) politics woven into their entertainment. But I... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Orwell: Ignorance is Strength turns its gaze to fake news Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 9, 2017 2 min Osmotic Studios is taking on the subject of fake news in its realistic portrayal of a surveillance society in the new game Orwell: Ignorance is... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay The DeanBeat: Orwell is keeping an eye on us Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 10, 2017 4 min It was so much easier to dismiss the paranoid fantasy of George Orwell, the author of 1984, many years ago when I first read... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Diablo co-creator’s quest for “the $20 AAA game” (exclusive interview) Posted byby GamesBeat January 24, 2012 9 min It is the highly anticipated sequel to a million-selling action role-playing game, brimming with monsters and loot – and we’re not talking about Diablo... Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Gaming Culture Once dead Hellgate: London online game returns as free-to-play Posted byby GamesBeat June 30, 2011 2 min Hellgate: London, an online game developed by former members of Blizzard Entertainment that was shut down in 2009, has returned from the dead and... Continue Reading 2 min